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..... for 1 valuable, analogue FIRST-MFSL-HALF SPEED-JAPANPRESSING-SERIES .....

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..... EXTREMELY RARE AUDIOPHILE MFSL-LP/RECORD`s .....

..... FIRST-MFSL-JAPANPRESSING-SERIES ..... LIMITED EDITION .....

..... IN " FACTORY SEALED " QUALITY !! ..... BEST CONDITION !! .....

..... ORIGINAL MASTER RECORDING, ..... MADE IN USA .....

..... VERY HIGH MFSL-QUALITY !! ..... TRANSFERRED DIRECTLY .....

..... FROM THE FIRST ORIGINAL MASTER TAPES .....

..... LIMITED EDITION ..... MADE IN JAPAN BY JVC-RECORDING .....

..... FROM MY WELL-TENDED, PERSONAL COLLECTION !! .....

..... OVER MANY, MANY YEARS ..... OVER ..... 40 YEARS .....

..... I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF THE MFSL-LP/RECORD ..... 

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........ SUPERTRAMP ...................

..... " CRIME OF THE CENTURY " ................

... LIMITED EDITION ..... MADE IN JAPAN !! .....

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TRACKLISTING: ........................

1. School  ......................
2. Bloody Well Right  ......................
3. Hide in Your Shell  ......................
4. Asylum  ......................
5. Dreamer  ......................
6. Rudy  ......................
7. If Everyone Was Listening  ......................
8. Crime of the Century  .........................
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..... ORIGINAL RECORDING 1974 BY A&M RECORDS IN USA .....

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ALBUM NOTES: ..................................

Supertramp: Roger Hodgson (vocals, guitar, piano); John Anthony Helliwell (vocals, saxophone, clarinet); Richard Davies (vocals, harmonica, keyboards); Dougie Thomson (bass); Bob C. Benberg (drums, percussion).
Producers: Ken Scott, Supertramp.  ......................
Recorded at Trident, Ramport Studios and Scorpion Sound, London, England between February & June 1974. .................

Description : ............ 
A Beautiful Copy Of This Audiophile Classic . A Prize Of Great Music And Great Sound, A Truly Breathtaking Addition To Any Vinyl Library . Here Half-Speed Production And Mastering By Original Mastering Works . Specially Plated And Pressed On High Definition Super Virgin Vinyl By Victor Company Of Japan, Ltd .   ............

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IN GERMAN LANGUAGE: ........................ 

Half Speed Production and Mastering......................................

Erstveröffentlichung September 1974. .................

Wenn Ihnen die nachfolgenden Zeilen zu überschwenglich erscheinen, dann sei erwähnt, dass der Rezensent ein Supertramp-Fan ist, dem bei diesem Reissue die Tränen vor Freude und Begeisterung kamen. Wenn die Stimmen der Kinder bei „School“ realistisch im Zimmer zu hören sind, dass man sie zu sehen glaubt oder das Keyboard bei „Bloody Well Right“ den Hörer verzaubert, dann weiss man von der hervorragenden Qualität dieser LP. Dass sie musikalisch seit einem Vierteljahrhundert die Popwelt verzückt und seinerzeit die Charts erstürmte, braucht wohl nicht mehr weiter erwähnt werden. Topempfehlung!

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Bandportrait:................

Supertramp eroberten den Pop und Rock der 1970er und `80er. Vom verschmusten "Give A Little Bit" zum trotzigen "Bloody Well Right", vom sirenenartigen "Dreamer" zum dramatischen "Logical Song". Immer auf dem melodischen Fuß, mit klaren Pop Prioritäten, eng gestrickten, smart konstruierten Songs, dramaturgisch perfekten Arrangements, siedelt man den Sound von Rick Davies, Roger Hodgson und Co. an der Peripherie der Prog-Rock Ära an. John Helliwell machte das Saxofon zum Lieblings-Soloinstrument im Pop-Rock. Supertramps Repertoire ist heute fester Bestandteil im klassischen Rockradio, ihr Einfluss integral für den heutigen Piano Pop und den Power Pop. .............................
Hits wie die oben genannten und viele mehr: "From Now On", "Goodbye Stranger" oder "Rudy", verankerten sich in den 40 Karrierejahren von Supertramp tief im Bewusstsein ihrer Fans. Um die 60 Millionen Platten haben die Briten verkauft. Das ganze begann 1969, als Davies, gesponsert von einem sorglosen jungen holländischen Millionär namens Stanley August Miesegaes, eine Anzeige im Londoner Musikerfachblatt "Melody Maker" platzierte, auf die sich der Sänger und Multi-Instrumentalist Roger Hodgson meldete. Im Sommer 1970 erschien das titellose Debütalbum der Supertramper, es schlug keine großen Wellen. Darauf zog sich zuerst der Benefaktor aus Holland zurück, und dann, bis auf Davies und Hodgson der Rest der Band. Mit neuer Besetzung (Siebenberg, Helliwell und dem Bassisten Doug Thompson) auf ihrem dritten Album "Crime of the Century" entwickelten Supertramp 1974 dann aber ihren anspruchsvollen, pop-orientierten Progsound. Co-produziert von Ken Scott (David Bowie, The Beatles) wurde "Crime of the Century" zur Plattform diverser Hits ("School", "Bloody Well Right", "Rudy" wie auch der Titeltrack).
Supertramp hatten ihre Nische: wurden zum Art-Rock-Pendant von Steely Dan, brachten den Pink Floyd-Sound auf die Mensa-Party, entkomplizierten 10cc, eiferten den Beatles nach. Sentimental, verliebt in Pop, voll erzählerischer Scharfsinnigkeit in den Songtexten. Das Album hat einen Eintrag im Buch "1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die". Eine komplette Live-Version befindet sich auf Supertramps Livealbum "Paris". Kongenialer Gegenpol zu "Crime of the Century" in Supertramps Diskografie ist ihr 1979er Studioalbum "Breakfast in America" - klar markiert es den kreativen und auch den kommerziellen Höhepunkt der Band, monatelang hielt es sich international an der Spitze der Charts. Geschuldet ist es knackigen, eingängigen Pop-Titeln, wie "The Logical Song," "Take The Long Way Home," and "Goodbye Stranger." Doch schon bei der Produktion von "Breakfast in America" hatte es Machtkämpfe zwischen Davies und Hodgson gegeben. Schwanengesang der Original-Besetzung von Supertramp ist das leicht sarkastisch "Famous Last Words" betitelte Album mit der Single "Its Raining Again". Ihre vier letzten, sporadisch zwischen 1985 und 2002 veröffentlichten Studioalben tendieren in Richtung R&B. ...................

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The until-recently-defunct "Mobile Fidelity Labs" audiophile album vinyl pressings were not only analogue, audiophile masterpieces and connoisseur delights, they have become true pieces of audio history and lore. These majestic recordings received a meticulous and laborious treatment like no other recordings in the entire history of the recorded sound. They are characterized by the massively extended dynamic and frequency range, mastering from the very first generation of original master tapes, almost compulsive attention paid to the detail and integrity of the pressing, and the highest quality of the material (only the "virgin-", audiophile-grade vinyl was used, and most of the titles were pressed by RCA/Victor and/or Warner-Pioneer corporations of Japan, both known for their near-obsessive attention paid to the fine sonic detail and audio craftsmanship); a special proprietary  technology was used to achieve analogue-like, warm, translucent, radiant, vivid and all-encompassing sound. To this day, many of these recordings remain unsurpassed, delivering music reproduction as close to the actual recording session as possible, without any loss of musical information inherent in the standard practice of mastering from the inferior "production" copies.  EVER SINCE THE MOBILE FIDELITY SOUND LABS TEMPORARILY CLOSED IN DECEMBER OF 1999 (ONLY TO REOPEN IN 2003), THESE RECORDINGS HAVE BEEN ESCALATING IN VALUE AND DEMAND. ............

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MFSL LIMITED EDITION. This Limited Edition FACTORY SEALED LP is an audiophile collector’s item that simply gives the feeling of being directly in the studio with the artist. Used nothing but the finest lacquers. The more you play the LP, your stylus will polish the grooves and actually improve the sonics of your MFSL LP. This recording is mastered from the Original Session Tapes. This Out of Print LP has all Liner Notes, Photos, and Artwork from the Original LP faithfully recreated.

A SONIC WORK OF ART. These Out of Print gems are the FINEST/RAREST of the audiophile LP market. The future of these collectibles is so exciting because each piece is a sonic work of art that will never be reproduced using this state of the art proprietary technology, high quality ingredients and attention to detail from beginning to end. The depth and dimension of the music is delivered back to you with all the dynamics and richness of the live recording session. With Mobile Fidelity, you will come as close as possible to hearing the three-dimension quality of the music just as the artist intended it to be.

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..... ORIGINAL MASTER RECORDING, USA ...... VERY HIGH QUALITY .....

..... Half-Speed Production and Mastering by Original Masterworks ......

..... Specially Plated and Pressed on High Definition Super Vinyl .....

..... by Victor Company of Japan Ltd ... FACTORY SEALED - Copy !! ...

..... with Special Static Free-Dust Free Inner Sleeve ........

..... with Special Heavy Duty Protective Packaging .......

..... with the ORIGINAL MFSL - heavy Poly-bag .......

..... Source:The Original Stereo Master Tape .........

..... Mastered with the Orthophon Cutting System .......

..... Manufactured and distributed by MFSL, Inc., USA ....

..... LIMITED EDITION ... FACTORY SEALED - QUALITY !! ....

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The MFSL analogue LP/RECORD is " BRAND NEW = FACTORY SEALED ", in perfect condition, complete and made in JAPAN =  halfspeed mastered by Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab with very high Eqipment from the original master/session tapes with the ortophon cutting system, the MFSL-LP/RECORD has never been opened. The Cover/Booklet includes the complete original artwork, linernotes and Photos from the ORIGINAL-LP/RECORD. This MFSL-LP/RECORD comes with the original MFSL-Polywrap and is " FACTORY SEALED " in mint condition ...... There are none cracks in the Cover ...... and none seamsplit ...... sorry, ..... with a little dent in the cover corner. It is not a cut-out. (No saw marks or drill holes.) It is a completely original FIRST-MFSL-JAPANPRESSING-SERIES on the Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab, Inc (MFSL). This analogue MFSL-LP/RECORD is long out of print and is an extremely rare title.  This is one of the rarest MFSL titles to find, especially perfect " FACTORY SEALED ".  This ANALOGUE MFSL-LP/RECORD comes from my own personal collection and smoke-free environment. ........ *************************************************
Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab (MFSL) was founded in 1977 by audiophiles with the the goal of providing serious music listeners with limited editions of faithfully reproduced high-fidelity recordings. Under the leadership of Herb Belkin, Mobile Fidelity remains a small, indepedently-owned company guided by the following philosophy: - reproduced music should sound as close to the real thing as possible .....

Mobile Fidelity Sound Labs limited edition audiophile cd remains unsurpassed, delivering music reproduction as close to the actual recording session as possible. MFSL-Halfspeed LP´s are mastered directly from the original master tape. Consequently, it does not suffer the loss of musical information inherent in the standard practice of mastering from production copies .....

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Dear music collectors, .....

I have been collecting music for about 40 years and as I wish to reduce my personal collection,

I am offering various analogue and audiophile LPs & CDs for sale.

I have some particularly rare and out-of-print objects:

many of my LP's and CD's are still sealed = FACTORY SEALED / OVP.

I have verified and evaluated all used LP´s and CD´s according to the official collectors rating.

I will take any LP or CD back, if you are not satisfied with the quality of the item and disagree with my rating.

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Explanations regarding my ratings: ..........

1st part: quality of the record 2nd part: quality of the cover ...............

SEALED / OVP: ..... LP & CD is - FACTORY SEALED - in shrink-wrap or cellophane ........

NEU / NEW: ..... LP & CD is OPEN and UNPLAYED .........

MINT / MINT: ..... LP & CD is as NEW and does not show wear .............

M - / M - : ..... LP & CD shows minimum wear .............

VG / VG (very good): ..... LP & CD shows wear ...........

Demo-Copy: LP & CD = ..... Promo - not for sale - particularly rare!! ....

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